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On yesterday's photo, I noted that my views have been down. But I realized a few minutes ago that it may be because my pictures as of late haven't been all that appealing to the masses. These pictures of TTC stations and the RT are things that I'm into, but they're certainly not as popular as things like puppies.
However, half of the stuff I post on Flickr is stuff that I want to remember; documentation of the places I've been...so if I get less views because of pictures like this...whatever!
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This afternoon I went to the gym...I've been neglecting my biceps for most of the time I've been a member, so I decided to focus more on those today, and in the future.
I also watched the final launch of the space shuttle Discovery. I didn't even know it was happening until my sister texted me about it. I don't really think about space travel all that much, but they're planning on finishing the space shuttle program this year, which I think is pretty significant. Astronauts used different types of vehicles before the shuttles were put into use, but they've been using the shuttles since before I was born, so it's all I remember. I guess to older people, who've seen the programs come and go, this is just another step toward the future...where one day, we'll live on Mars because we've polluted the Earth beyond all recognition.
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Happy civic day! Seems like a perfect day is in store.
I am liking these early morning stints. It's just like a sunset, but the city is just dead quiet and all mine to explore. I should do this more often.
Technology moves fast. Screens get bigger, resolutions get bigger. I'll start uploading larger sized pics moving forward. (1600px largest edge vs 1200px)
Bathurst City Library mobile van driver Catherine Grimmett (far left) features in a video story made by her colleagues Sarah Fleming (far right) and Natalie Conn (second from right) with the assistance of central west Open Producer Luke Wong.
Watch the video at bit.ly/YCm29t
The Bathurst Lighthouse is on Rottnest Island W. Australia. The steps leading up to the lighthouse offer a pretty spectacular view from the cliff. Taken just after sunrise.
Old Bathurst Gaol
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Bathurst is characterised by its fair share of utes and take away food, dominating the landscape of a very old city centre.
Taken on top of Mount Panorama, Bathurst, NSW, Australia , is this panorama of the surrounding areas.
Kelso.
The Anglican Church and historic cemetery of Kelso are well worth a visit. Historic buildings include Kelsoville historic house which dates from 1840 and Woolstone House built in 1880. The Anglican Church, the oldest away from the Sydney coast, dates from 1835. It is a fine Gothic style red brick church. By the Macquarie River is the site of the former Chinese market gardens on the Macquarie River flats. Kelsoville, a fine Georgian house was built by Thomas Kite in 1840. Like many other eventual leaders of the Bathurst district Thomas Kite was transported as a convict in 1814. He was one of the group of convicts who worked under Cox whilst building the road across the Blue Mountains. Governor Macquarie gave Kite (and the others) a land grant of 80 acres on the Macquarie River flats in 1818. Kite married a 16 year old girl in 1820 when he was 30 years old. They had 9 children. Soon Kite had purchased a further 150 acres and become the licensee for the first hotel in the district. In that year the governor gave him a further grant of 640 acres for his hard work and advancement of the district and a team of four assigned convicts to work for him. His original house built in 1820 was incorporated into the new Kelsoville House which he built in 1840.By then had owned 50,000 acres of land. He had amassed 200,000 acres by the time of his death in 1850. He is buried in the Anglican cemetery at Kelso. It was one of his sons who built the Italianate style mansion of Woolstone in 1880. So a former convict became one of the great and owners of the district. The Anglican cemetery also contains the graves of one of the First Fleeters who arrived at Botany Bay in 1788.
Honest Ed's is prominently located on the corner of Bloor and Bathurst Streets, running the whole length of the block. The exterior is covered with huge red and yellow signs advertising the name of the store, lit up like a theatre marquee. The store sign uses 23,000 light bulbs. The store consists of two buildings connected by a walkway that links up the west building on Markham Street and the east building on Bathurst Street. The interior is much more modest, with simple displays of low-priced merchandise, ranging from vacuum cleaners and winter coats to kitchenware, toys and grocery items. Much of the store's decor consists of posters and photos from old films and stage productions from Mirvish's theatres in Toronto and London, England, as well as of actors and musicians who performed in them (many of these inscribed to Ed Mirvish himself). Every piece of store signage is hand-painted. The outside facade is covered with humorous puns and slogans such as "Come in and get lost!" and "Only the floors are crooked!"
On arrival, both locomotives will pose for photographs in a unique line up beside our own newly restored and operational 4079 “Pendennis Castle” and cosmetically restored 5051 “Drysllwyn Castle”. Following the line up, the two visiting locomotives will be turned and take coal and water before heading off back home.
2023 marks an important anniversary in the history of the Great Western Railway. 100 years ago, No. 4073 Caerphilly Castle was completed and put into service. This marked the beginning of what is considered by many as the most successful Express Passenger steam locomotives the UK ever produced - the Castle Class.
To celebrate this, Didcot Railway Centre in partnership with Vintage Trains at Tyseley, are working to bring you two very special events. We will bring together four restored Castles in one place. At Didcot we will see 4079 Pendennis Castle and 5051 Drysllwyn Castle alongside Tyseley’s 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and 7029 Clun Castle for a few hours on Saturday 4th March. In return, Pendennis Castle will make a visit to Tyseley later in the year and be displayed on an open day. To have all four together in one place on the same day is an amazing achievement. Join us in March to help us celebrate this very rare event.
7029 – Clun Castle, is a relative newcomer to mainline steam having been built in 1950 by British Railways to the famous Great Western Railway Castle class design. She took the record for the shortest timed point to point journey from Plymouth to Bristol in 1964 from the previous record holder, City of Truro. This epic run by the last of her class in every day service ensured 7029's preservation and she came to Tyseley to begin a distinguished second career in preservation.
5043 – Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, is Vintage Trains' second member of the Castle Class, but unlike the others was built in 1936 and so is an authentic GWR locomotive, named after one of the directors of the GWR. When first withdrawn from service, she was consigned to Barry Scrapyard but found too good to destroy. Tyseley Locomotive Works rebuilt 5043 to exacting standards and she has run far and wide for Vintage Trains, including unfamiliar territory such as Stirling and Edinburgh in Scotland. 5043 is back in action after returning to Steam in the second half of 2021 after a 10 year boiler overhaul.
4079 – Pendennis Castle, was the seventh of 171 Castles built and was completed at Swindon in February 1924. On the 2nd April 2022, ‘Pendennis Castle’ was launched back into traffic following a 20+ year overhaul. Since then, she has won a number of awards for both the restoration and her service history. She will be having a couple of holidays to other Railways this year so stay tuned for her various exploits!
5051 – Drysllwyn Castle/ Earl Bathurst, was built at Swindon in May 1936. She was renamed ‘Earl Bathurst’ in August 1937 and carried that name for the rest of her GWR and BR life. Both names are regularly used on the locomotive at Didcot. She was rescued by a Society member and brought to Didcot in February 1970. She then ran many main line specials between (in the early years with Didcot's vintage train) until 1986 when the main line ticket ran out. The engine then ran at Didcot until the boiler certificate ran out in 1990. Following a second overhaul she was returned to service, and enjoyed runs out on the mainline once more, and visits to other preserved railways as well as Didcot duties. In 2008 the latest boiler certificate expired and the locomotive is now on static display until such time as a further overhaul can take place.
4918 and 4501 prepare to head back to Sydney with the ARHS NSW 75th Birthday train. The two units had worked the train from Sydney to Bathurst that morning prior to the passengers heading to a celebratory lunch at the local club.
4918 would have been a regular visitor to Bathurst while in revenue service. The venerable GM seems to have fared better than the other reics from years past, which can be seen deteriorating in storage on an adjacent road.
The two week Illuminate Bathurst kicked off with the Bicentenary Night Illumination Street Festival. Illuminate Bathurst was displayed on the Court House, Carillon, TAFE Building, Ribbon Gang Lane and Pedrottas Lane from Saturday 9 May every evening for two weeks. All lighting was on rotation so you could walk and enjoy the Illumination at your own pace - on every night between dusk and 9pm, until Sunday 17 May. www.bathurst200.com.au/calendar-list/bicentenary-illumina...
Bathurst courthouse one overcast day back in February. I was playing around with rotating the frame, having been influenced by my artsy brother :)
Rikenon P 1:2.0 50 mm
Ilford HP5+ @ EI400
- dev in HC-110 1:32 for 10 min (20°C)
- digital "selenium" tone applied
Ricoh XR-20sp
Machattie Park, located in Bathurst, New South Wales, has a rich history dating back to the mid-19th century. Originally established in 1890, the park was named after Dr. Richard Machattie, a prominent local physician and Mayor of Bathurst. The park was designed in the Victorian era and features elegant wrought iron gates, formal gardens, pathways, and a picturesque bandstand. Over the years, Machattie Park has been a beloved community space, hosting events, concerts, and providing a tranquil oasis in the heart of Bathurst.